Terrorists killed 15 people near Bondi Beach in Australia. In this episode, we spoke to an Australian listener about her country's history of gun control laws, differences been gun culture in the United States and Australia, and what this tragedy means for Australia.

NBC’s report on the victims of the Bondi Beach attack: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/australia/bondi-beach-shooting-victims-australia-hanukkah-attack-rcna249203

The Guardian's detailed report of the timeline of the Bondi Beach attack: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/a-visual-guide-to-the-bondi-beach-terror-attack

The Washington Post's article on the Brown University shooting victims Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/15/brown-university-shooting-victims/

Pew Research's data on 2023 gun homicides: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/

Forbes's article detailing the Australian Institute of Criminology's gun homicide statistics: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/12/14/the-gun-murder-rate-in-australia-where-15-were-slain-at-bondi-beach-is-6000-lower-than-in-us/

Gallup data on views in the United States toward gun control: https://news.gallup.com/poll/513623/majority-continues-favor-stricter-gun-laws.aspx

United Nations data on intentional homicide: https://data.unodc.org/datareport/hom-victim

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History is the story of crimes, those acknowledged and obscured. Today, we'll be interviewing author Hampton Sides about his latest book on the final voyage of Captain James Cook.

This is a tale about law and order, about violence and kidnapping, about theft and punishment, about self-defense and multiple homicides. Hampton will share with us the pertinent true crime stories from this history, namely instances of harsh punitive measures from the voyage, the clashes over differing views of law and order and property, Captain Cook’s stint as a homicide detective, and, of course, the disastrous attempted abduction that led to his shocking death. 

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The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover. In this episode, we'll talk about cases from Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Australia.

Nightly's report on the murder of Peter Falconio: https://thenightly.com.au/australia/peter-falconios-parents-still-hopeful-they-will-find-sons-body-despite-killer-bradley-john-murdoch-dying-c-19377904

Fox 9's report on Minnesota's aiding and abetting felony murder statute: https://www.fox9.com/news/new-minnesota-aiding-felony-murder-law-is-constitutional

WPXI's report on the murder of Annette Rose Tokarz by Walton Sims: https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/case-closed-beaver-county-detectives-solve-hopewell-murder-fifty-one-years-later/LAKQ4WGD3FFBNFCSXIPOEIPSBY/

The latest developments in the Brendan T. Yeager harassment case: https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/nameSearchResult.do?courtType=SW&countyCode=&newSearch=Y&essn=&courtCode=SW&entityType=P&lastName=Yeager&_inclAlias=on&firstName=Brendan&middleName=&caseType=All&yearFiled=

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This episode was originally published on The Murder Sheet's main feed on July 11, 2025.

The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover. In this episode, we'll talk about cases from Australia, Indiana, Utah, Michigan and Connecticut.

ABC’s report on Erin Patterson and the “mushroom case” : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/erin-patterson-guilty-murder-verdict-death-cap-mushroom-lunch/105458058

WSFB’s report on the Raul Valle case:

https://www.wfsb.com/2025/07/09/deadlocked-jury-continues-deliberations-teen-prep-school-party-murder/

The CT Post on the Raul Valle case https://www.ctpost.com/connecticut/article/shelton-raul-valle-james-mcgrath-trial-07-01-25-20402207.php

KSL’s report on the murder of Jessica Lyman:

https://www.ksl.com/article/51341744/this-is-a-murder-story-warrants-detail-items-note-found-in-home-where-mother-son-were-killed

The Herald Extra on the Jessica Lyman murder:

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2025/jul/08/unsealed-search-warrants-reveal-new-details-in-the-deaths-of-a-saratoga-springs-mother-and-son/

WWMT on the resentencing of the killer of Rose Larner:

https://wwmt.com/news/local/john-ortiz-kehoe-michigan-resentencing-rose-larner-murder-flesh-bones-crime-police-david-gilbert-court-legislation-public-safety-kalamazoo-county

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